In 1935 Lhamo Dundrub was born to a peasant family in a small village. At the age of 2 he was recognized as the reincarnation of his predecessor, the Thirteenth Dalai Lama. At the age of 4 he was then enthroned as the spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet, and from that day forth became known as Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.